tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
several years standing; over several years
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
terrorist organization; terrorist organisation
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
evacuees; displaced persons; refugees
all (there is); as long as there is
light (e.g. colour, color)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
to put into the mouth; to eat
affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; self-loving
near oneself; close to one; familiar
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
loop; shape of a hiragana "no"
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
sorrowful (e.g. person, scene, etc.); melancholic
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
hesitantly; timidly; diffidently
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
loading; stacking the wall of tiles to one's advantage
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
man-eating shark (esp. great white shark)